Приднестровье (Левобережье Днестра) — часть территории Молдавии по левому берегу реки Днестр, населённая (согласно переписи 2004 г.) преимущественно молдаванами (32%), русскими (30%) и украинцами (29%). Контролируется самопровозглашённой Приднестровской Молдавской Республикой (провозглашена 2 сентября 1990). На молдавском (румынском) языке этот регион называется Transnistria. В официальных молдавских источниках он именуется Stânga Nistrului, что означает «Левый берег Днестра».
Придністровська Молдавська Республіка (ПМР, Придністров'я) - державне утворення в південно-східній Європі, незалежність якого проголошена, але досі не визнана іншими державами. На заході ПМР межує з Молдовою по річці Дністер, на сході - з Україною.
Молдовеняскэ
Нистря - Република Молдовеняскэ Нистрянэ Република Молдовеняскэ Нистрянэ, сау РМН, есте о царэ ын естул Еуропей каре аре границэ ку Украина ла ест, ла норд, ши ла суд, ши ку Република Молдова ла вест. Нумеле вине де ла фаптул кэ есте дин естул Ниструлуй.
Română
Transnistria - Republica Moldovenească Nistreană Transnistria (numită Stânga Nistrului de sursele oficiale moldoveneşti) este o regiune în Europa de est. Numele vine de la faptul că este aşezată în zona Moldovei din estul râului Nistru, pe malul stâng faţă de direcţia Nistrului. Numele de Transnistria este folosit de multe ori pentru a face referire la Republica Moldovenească Nistreană. Geografic acest lucru nu este absolut corect, Transnistria, o regiune geografică aflată de jure sub controlul autorităţilor de la Chişinău, cuprinde şi zone pe malul drept a Nistrului
Transnistria (officially Pridnestrovie, per the PMR constitution) is a territory within the internationally recognized boundaries of the Republic of ► Moldova in eastern Europe, bordering to ► Ukraine. Transnistria declared its independence as a separate republic of the U.S.S.R. on September 2, 1990. Subsequent to the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Pridnestrovian Moldovan Republic (PMR) has exercised de facto control over most of Transnistria. Its independence has not been recognized, and sovereignty over Transnistria continues to be an issue of contention.
Short name
Transnistria
Official name
Pridnestrovian Moldovan Republic
Status
De-facto independent country since 1990, de jure part of Moldova
This section holds a short summary of the history of the area of present-day Transnistria, illustrated with maps, including historical maps of former countries and empires that included present-day Transnistria.
Slavic tribes in early Middle Ages
State of the Antes in the 6th century (around 560), according to the book of Francis Dvornik
Territory of Slavic peoples (6th century).
Territory of Slavic peoples (9th century).
Kievan Rus 13th Century
Principalities of Kievan Rus' (1054-1132).
The Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia (1245-1349)
Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Rus' (Ukraine) and Samogitia (1386-1434).
Halych-Volhynia 12th-14th Century
Map showing changes in the territory of Lithuania, from the 13th century to the present day
Lithuania in the 13th and 15th century
Map of Lithuania
In 1386 Poland and Lithuania formed a Polish-Lithuanian personal union, succeeded in 1569 by the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. This map shows the borders in 1466 except in the south-east (which it is wrong about Principality of Moldavia where wasn't a part of the Polish kingdom but a vassal distinct state, allied with Poland).
Gubernias of the Russian Empire in 1917
Moldavian ASSR (in orange) and Romania, 1924-1940
Romania controlled (August 19 1941 - January 29 1944) the whole "Transnistrian" region between Dniester, Bug rivers and Black Sea coast. The region was divided into 13 judeţe (counties).
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↑Romanization of Russian according to the BGN/PCGN standard: Pridnestrov'ye - Pridnestrovskaya Moldavskaya Respublika. Another used romanization is the ISO 9 standard.
↑Romanization of Ukrainian according to the official Ukrainian standard: Prydnistrov"ya - Prydnistrovs'ka Moldavs'ka Respublika. Another romanization is the ISO 9 standard.
↑Romanization of Russian according to the BGN/PCGN standard: Tiraspol'. Another used romanization is the ISO 9 standard.
↑Linguist generally consider Romanian and Moldovan one language.
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